Donald Donald Trump has confirmed his purchase of Doonbeg Golf Club in Co Clare - but he faces a repair bill of over €1 million following recent storm damage.

Donald Trump at Doral last year, when he unveiled his plans for the revamping of the Blue Monster. The Miami design has met with positive reviews. But what plans are afoot for Doonbeg? Picture Eoin Clarke www.golffile.ie

“I am thrilled to announce that we have purchased yet another incredible golf resort.

“From Trump National Doral, Miami to Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, known as ‘the greatest golf course in the world,’ we only have the best.

"Doonbeg is an already terrific property that we will make even better - it will soon be an unparalleled resort destination with the highest standards of luxury,” said Mr Trump today.

Doonbeg Golf Club will be renamed Trump International Golf Links, Ireland, and is spread over 400-acres fronting for 2 ½ miles on the Atlantic Ocean and features an 18-hole championship golf links course."

The press release on "Trump International Golf Links - Ireland" features the same logo and coats of arms used at Trump International - Scotland.

What Trump made of the erosion damage caused by the massive storms that hit Doonbeg in early January and again recently, remains to be seen.

Considering he's spent a reported €15 million ($20.5m) on the acquisition he can't have been too worried about reports that, among other damage, the back tee at the 18th has been lost along with 10-15% of the 18th fairway.

According to a report in the Clare Champion, "Monday's meeting of Clare County Council revealed €954,447.90 worth of damage was caused at Doonbeg Golf Resort following the January storms. However, that figure does not include an estimate for the damage arising from Storm Brigid."

Preservation orders on the famous "grey dunes" and moves to protect of the famous Vertigo Angustior snail held up construction of the golf course for several years.

According to an Irish Independent report, reproduced by course designer Greg Norman on his website, the snails are now thriving.

Waiting to see if Doonbeg thrives under Trump is another question.

According to The Irish Examiner, who broke the story via Tony Leen on Monday, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will be arriving in Ireland tomorrow to announce further details.

As for the Trump logo and coat of arms, readers familiar with Trump's controversial Scottish project may be uneasy at the news that the same logo was used in a press release announcing details to the Doonbeg purchase.

The Donald to buy Doonbeg?

Donald Trump's interest in Ireland is not new. In 2011, his son Donald Jnr flew to Dublin and trawled through the NAMA properties looking for a potential investment. Nothing happened. Now, according to the Irish Examiner, Trump is set to swoop in and pay €15m for Doonbeg in Co Clare, which went into receivership last month.

Trumps planning to "fix" not rebuild Shark's Doonbeg

It doesn't sound as though the Trump Organisation is a planning a major rebuild of Doonbeg - or "Trump International Golf Links, Ireland" as it has been rebranded since Donald Trump completed a reported €15m purchase earlier this week.

Trump calls in Martin Hawtree at Doonbeg

We may have been too hasty to assume that the Trump Organisation has no plans to complete a major overhaul of Doonbeg — golf course designer Martin Hawtree met with Donald Trump's sons Eric and Don Jnr in Doonbeg today.

Snails beware — Trump planning Doonbeg revolution

Less than a year after "blowing up" Doral's Blue Monster to create what a radically different challenge for world's elite in this week's WGC-Cadillac Championship, Donald Trump is considering a complete rebuild of Doonbeg that could put him on another environmental collision course.